RETURN DATES CONFIRMED FOR BBC COMEDIES HERE WE GO AND MANDY

The BBC have confirmed the launch dates for Series 3 of Here We Go and Series 4 of Mandy.

HERE WE GO

Series 3

From 25th July on BBC One and iPlayer

Created by and starring Tom Basden (After Life), the new series (7x30) sees the return of the all-star cast Jim Howick (Ghosts), Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd), Alison Steadman (Gavin & Stacey), Freya Parks (This Town), Jude Morgan-Collie (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder), Tori Allen-Martin (Unforgotten), Mica Ricketts (Best Interests), Ed Kear (The Batman), and Jon Furlong (The Last Kingdom).

The third series will continue to follow the chaotic Jessops’ family as they navigate new jobs, love, loss and family gatherings. Mum Rachel (Katherine Parkinson) is starting her new life as a therapist. Paul (Jim Howick), now a police constable, continues his quest to gain the respect of his peers - and his kids.

Uncle Robin (Tom Basden) and wife Cherry (Tori Allen-Martin) are busy with a new arrival, baby Atlas, while Amy (Freya Parks) is still figuring out life as a 20-something. Grandmother Sue (Alison Steadman) has moved back in and Sam (Jude Morgan-Collie) is, of course, on hand, capturing all the calamity on camera from bungee jumps to riverside baptisms. Series three also sees a family holiday to Malta, where, of course, nothing goes according to plan.

MANDY

Series 4

From 21st July on BBC Two and iPlayer

This series Mandy continues to live hand-to-wonky-mouth, cooking up enough dodgy side hustles and trashy cash hacks to hopefully climb up into the squeezed middle and out of the squashed bottom. Constantly harassed, pursued and persecuted by her benefits officer (Tom Basden), Mandy finds solace in her friend Lola’s (Michelle Greenidge) salon, drinking in the heady aroma of cheap bleach and Minty Pig nail polish.

Joining Diane for series four are Sian Gibson (Car Share), Rosie Cavaliero (The Power of Parker), Cheryl Fergison (EastEnders), Jamie Bisping (Things You Should Have Done) and Joanna Bacon (Breeders).

Returning cast include: Michelle Greenidge (Code 404), Tom Basden (Here We Go), Mark Silcox (Man Like Mobeen), Alistair Green (The Great), Michael Spicer (The Room Next Door), Miles Chapman (Lee & Dean), Tony Way (After Life), Robbie Gee (Snatch), Pearce Quigley (Detectorists), Ben Rufus Green (Dinosaur) and Yuriko Kotani (Pls Like).